By Larry Ray Hafley For children of God, every day is a day of thanksgiving. Even our pleas and petitions are to be accompanied by expressions of thanks “With thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6). Jesus commended the giving of thanks for kindnesses shown and blessings bestowed (Luke 17). One …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Trip to the Philippines, May 5-June 12
By Jim McDonald After having had only grandsons (five) for several years, my wife and I were blessed with two granddaughters! Our youngest son’s wife gave birth to our first granddaughter in March and our youngest daughter gave birth to our second April 24, then I had to take leave of them to fly to the …
Third Negative: Sharp-Needham Debate
By James P. Needham My thanks to the editor for printing this debate in a single issue of the magazine, and to brother Sharp for his participation and attitude. Keith says the debate has proven four things, (1) that Jesus is fully human and fully divine. I thought that was a given. I’ve not known any …
Change for the Sake of Change
By Steve Wallace Brethren in different places are preaching the “Gospel of Change.” They are calling things that churches have generally practiced “traditions” and feel a great need to alter everything they can. Such things as having an order of services, e.g., two songs and a prayer, or an invitation song are looked upon as dull, …